R.J.
Reynolds
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 200
 
Born: April 19, 1959 in Usa, CA, SACRAMENTO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1986   
All-Star Selections 1987   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1983 24 TAM AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 6 7 7 4 5 5 5 5 5
1984 25 TAM AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 6 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5
1985 26 TAM AL $ 300,000   7 7 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6
1986 27 TAM AL $ 2,142,857   8 8 7 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6
1987 28 TAM AL $ 2,928,571   8 8 8 4 4 4 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 7 7
1988 29 TAM AL $ 3,178,571   7 7 7 4 4 4 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7
1989 30 TAM AL $ 3,570,000   7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7
1990 31 TAM AL $ 3,570,000   7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 6 7 7 4 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,570,000   8 8 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1983 24 TAM AL 63 142 21 34 11 1 2 13 6 1 11 24 .239 .294 .373 .667 15.7 2.8
1984 25 TAM AL 142 507 59 131 23 7 5 34 22 3 38 105 .258 .310 .361 .671 58.0 10.5
1985 26 TAM AL 147 490 61 137 28 2 8 60 11 6 33 80 .280 .323 .394 .717 61.4 10.7
1986 27 TAM AL 156 537 71 166 25 4 9 70 4 6 44 75 .309 .361 .421 .782 72.6 13.5
1987 28 TAM AL 152 608 95 188 35 4 9 77 13 9 48 79 .309 .359 .424 .783 84.9 15.9
1988 29 TAM AL 150 575 70 162 34 11 9 59 13 2 49 85 .282 .337 .426 .763 80.3 14.6
1989 30 TAM AL 151 548 57 144 24 6 11 54 13 3 47 71 .263 .319 .389 .708 68.0 11.3
1990 31 TAM AL 106 418 59 117 20 5 10 31 16 6 38 59 .280 .341 .423 .765 57.5 9.2
8 Years Sim 1067 3825 493 1079 200 40 63 398 98 36 308 578 .282 .335 .405 .740 498.3 88.5
162 Game Average 580 74 163 30 6 9 60 14 5 46 87 .282 .335 .405 .740 75.7  
Career Highs 156 608 95 188 35 11 11 77 22 9 49 105 .309 .361 .426 .783 84.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2695 357 753 150 34 42 268 74 26 225 398 .279 .334 .407 .741 362.4
vs LH   1130 136 326 50 6 21 130 24 10 83 180 .288 .337 .399 .736 149.1
Home 532 1861 232 516 82 14 27 194 55 19 153 290 .277 .331 .380 .711 235.7
Away 535 1964 261 563 118 26 36 204 43 17 155 288 .287 .339 .428 .767 275.8
RISP   854 0 232 37 6 13 291 0 0 72 125 .272 .323 .375 .698 104.4
Pinch Hitting   35 3 6 1 0 0 6 0 0 4 3 .171 .256 .200 .456 1.8
Close/Late   495 54 134 29 8 8 55 0 0 45 63 .271 .328 .410 .739 65.9
Mar/Apr 180 644 90 172 25 7 14 69 20 3 47 92 .267 .317 .393 .710 81.7
May 195 670 106 192 32 8 7 61 27 6 69 100 .287 .352 .390 .742 94.5
June 157 585 75 170 38 3 12 63 13 2 47 94 .291 .343 .427 .771 84.1
July 159 558 57 152 27 6 4 48 8 6 43 90 .272 .322 .364 .686 64.1
August 197 714 75 184 39 4 7 70 17 10 56 106 .258 .310 .353 .663 77.3
Sep/Oct 179 654 90 209 39 12 19 87 13 9 46 96 .320 .364 .503 .867 109.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1983 24 TAM AL CF 41 39 324.0 89 2 1 1 .989 2.53   1.0
    LF 7 1 23.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 2.74    
    2B 2 0 3.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.46   0.0
    RF 2 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
1984 25 TAM AL CF 141 139 1143.3 309 8 4 3 .988 2.50   3.0
    RF 1 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 6.00    
    LF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1985 26 TAM AL CF 145 139 1217.0 307 5 2 2 .994 2.31   5.4
1986 27 TAM AL CF 153 144 1284.7 332 5 1 2 .997 2.36   4.4
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1987 28 TAM AL CF 151 147 1300.0 346 4 4 1 .989 2.42   2.9
1988 29 TAM AL CF 148 144 1267.3 295 4 5 0 .984 2.12   3.0
    LF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
1989 30 TAM AL CF 146 142 1247.0 273 4 4 3 .986 2.00   1.7
    LF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00    
1990 31 TAM AL CF 104 99 877.0 220 3 2 2 .991 2.29   2.7
    RF 2 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25    
  CF 1029 993 8660.3 2171 35 23 14 .990 2.29   24.1
  LF 11 1 31.0 9 0 0 0 1.000 2.61    
  RF 5 0 10.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 3.60    
  2B 2 0 3.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.46   0.0
Career Totals   1047 994 8705.0 2185 35 23 14 .990 2.30   24.1
Career Highs   154 147 1300.0 346 8 5 3 .997 2.54    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1985 26 TAM AL 10 36 7 12 2 0 1 6 2 0 1 6 .333 .359 .472 .831
1986 27 TAM AL 18 65 15 23 3 1 1 10 3 0 4 6 .354 .380 .477 .857
1987 28 TAM AL 5 22 3 4 1 0 1 6 1 0 1 5 .182 .217 .364 .581
Career Post-Season Batting 33 123 25 39 6 1 3 22 6 0 6 17 .317 .346 .455 .801
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1986-6-.309
Games
1986-5-156
At-Bats
1987-6-608
Hits
1987-5-188
Singles
1986-10-128
1987-5-140
Triples
1988-1-11
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 10    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 71st overall pick, by Oakland in 1970
Had first career hit on 4/11/1973, off Tom House (BSN)
Injured on 7/23/1975 with a Stiff Knee, out for one week
Hit first career homerun on 8/1/1979, off Charlie Hough (MIN)
Injured on 5/4/1980 with a Pulled Calf Muscle, out for 5 weeks
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/13/1982 with a Strained Medial Collateral Ligament, out for 4 weeks
Released by Oakland on 10/23/1982
Drafted in 2nd round, 31st overall pick, by Tampa Bay in 1983
Had first career hit on 4/8/1983, off Lance Rautzhan (NYG)
Hit first career homerun on 4/12/1983, off Steve Crawford (CLE)
Injured on 9/21/1984 with a Strained Medial Collateral Ligament, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 6/24/1985 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,142,857 through salary arbitration
Won World Championship with Tampa Bay in 1986
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,928,571 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1987 Allstar game
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,178,571 through salary arbitration
9/1/1988: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $3,570,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 5/22/1990 with a Broken Ankle, out for 8-9 weeks
10/29/1990: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $4,180,000 per year, for 3 years